Ch. 1. Should gay marriage be legal? -- 1. Gay marriage should be legal / Lester Olson -- 2. Gay marriage should not be legal / Daniel R. Heimbach -- 3. Legalized gay marriage is inevitable / Bernard Whitman -- 4. Legalized gay marriage is not inevitable / Maggie Gallagher -- Ch. 2. What effect would legalized gay marriage have? -- 1. Marriage would strengthen gay relationships / Jacob Gershman -- 2. Marriage would not enhance gay relationships / Sam Schulman -- 3. Gay marriage strengthens the institution of marriage / Mike Alvear -- 4. Gay marriage hurts the institution of marriage / David Benkof -- 5. Legalized gay marriage would grant rights to gay people / Jay Vaughn Mock -- 6. Legalized gay marriage would threaten the rights of straight people / Thomas M. Messner -- Ch. 3. Does gay marriage threaten society? -- 1. Gay marriage threatens society / Rick Santorum ; interviewed by David Masci -- 2. Gay marriage strengthens society / Jonathan Rauch -- 3. Gay marriage threatens children / Margret Kopala -- 4. Gay marriage nurtures children / Sara Miles -- 5. Gay marriage would lead to polygamy / Charles Krauthammer -- 6. Gay marriage would not lead to polygamy / William Saletan.